Fissistigma schefferi
(Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.) Merr.
AnnonaceaeFruit
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Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
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Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
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Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A climber. Probably now a synonym of Melodorum fruticosum Lour.- according to Kew Plants of the World inline.
Notes
There are about 60 Fissistigma species.
Names & Synonyms
Melodorum scheffleri Pierre ex Finet & Gagnep.
References (2)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1059
- Martin, M.A., 1971, Introduction L'Ethnobotanique du Cambodge. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Paris. (As Melodorum schefferi)
